1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: February third, And there's massive news today and it's not 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: really in the sports world. It is on the family front. 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: I know some of you guys care greatly and I 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: got the d m s on Instagram, uh last month 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: about it. But I discussed our you know, joy ride 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: to try to find a Golden Retriever um to adopt 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,319 Speaker 1: into our family. I never had a dog growing up, 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: and the kids are interested in a dog. I've kind 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: of come around on her dog, even though I didn't. 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: I had some bad experiences with dogs when I was 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: a little kid. My brother's reaction when I told him 14 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: we got a dog was you got a dog? You 15 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: you know? Because he knew. Like I think I've told 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: the story before, I'm not listen, I don't mind telling 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 1: the story. But we were like eight years old and 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: we were one of our neighbor's houses and they had 19 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: a weiner dog and we all were in the basement. 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: They had like this little basket in the basement. We 21 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: were shooting hoops and somehow I ended up downstairs by 22 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: myself shooting at the end, and like the Winer dog 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: comes downstairs is just barking at me because I guess 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: it knew I was not a fan of dogs, and 25 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: it essentially corners me and it's just barking, and I 26 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: try to get I'm like eight or nine, and I 27 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 1: trying to walk around the dog. No dice dog would 28 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: not like. I was like pinned down in the corner. 29 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: I'm just like what do I do? So I'm just 30 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: standing their way to dog barking. Finally they had to 31 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: come and be like, you know, a little Winer dog, 32 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: whatever your name is, get away from Jason. But that, 33 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: like you know, kind of messed me up. And then 34 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: there were a couple of dogs across the street that 35 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: weren't very nice to me. So I I basically was 36 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: a you know, not really a huge fan of dogs 37 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: growing up. That being said, the kids weren't you know, 38 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: golden retriever, and so the wife started to hunt for 39 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: a Golden Retriever. And folks, we've joked about this that 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: it is easier to find a house in Los Angeles 41 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: at a reasonable price than it is a dog. And 42 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: we must have been at the one yard line at 43 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: least twice. And I'm talking like at the doorstep Ernest 44 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: Biner fumble in the a f C Championship game against Denver. Uh, 45 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: you know you're about to get the dog and then 46 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: it just failed. So finally, you know, again it's a 47 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: little fortuitous nous. Um, we were able to secure a dog. 48 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: We had to drive out into bff E also known 49 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,839 Speaker 1: as like Baker's Field, which is far um to meet 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: someone who was even driving to meet us, like halfway. 51 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: That's how far outside of l A you have to 52 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: go to get a dog. We got lucky. You know, 53 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: my wife's scouring like Facebook groups and someone sees it 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: and I was like, hey, I got one for you. 55 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: And anyways, we adopted a Golden Retriever and you know, 56 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: day one was yesterday and it was pretty awesome. You know, 57 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: we surprised the kid when they came home from school, 58 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: and um, having good dogs pretty exciting. Now the dog 59 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: is a little shook, you know, it's like two and 60 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: a half almost three years old, and it's a bit 61 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: of a homebody, so it's like warming up to the 62 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: space and everything. Hasn't barked yet, not really eating. I 63 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: think he's adjusting to his new setting. But it is 64 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: pretty cool to have a dog. So I will be 65 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: up earlier than normal and um out and about more 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: than normal just simply walking a dog. Um, but you 67 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: guys are here for sports and um obviously, thank you, 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: by the way, to the listeners who have purchased Girl 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: Scout cookies. If you need the link, hit me up 70 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: on social I will give it to you. Thank you 71 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: to those listeners who have already ordered, including the guy 72 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: in Kentucky who ordered but did the delivery in person, 73 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: not taking on the private jet out to Kentucky to 74 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: deliver Girl Scout cookies. So um, gentleman canceled disorder and 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: reorder and I was like, what a good guy supporting 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: the team. Thank you. Um, all right onto sports. Good 77 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: compliments on the Greg Badard interview. Um, you guys seem 78 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: to it's weird. I was born in New York, so 79 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: I don't like any Boston teams, but the appetite for 80 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: all Boston teams is massive. People seem to Obviously we're 81 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: big in New York, l A. And then our listenership 82 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: uh a large a lot of Boston fans obviously patriots. Um, 83 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: you guys have been spoiled for two decades. That's over. 84 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: That ship has sailed. Um. The new you know, kind 85 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: of mecca for sports kind of sort of feels like 86 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: l A um rams and the Super Bowl. Chargers have Herbert, 87 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: Lakers have Lebron and a d Clippers have Kauai. I 88 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: know those teams were injured right now, but l A's 89 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: stacked in soccer, football, basketball, Dodgers. UM like it's it's 90 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: a pretty good time to be out here in l 91 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: A for sports. That being said, have you guys noticed 92 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: what's happening to mcveigh's coaches. He just had his fourth 93 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: assistant coach plucked off his staff. Kevin O'Connell, the offensive coordinator, 94 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: has agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Obviously 95 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: that can't be consummated until after the Super Bowl, but 96 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: I guess the agreement has done in principle. O'Connell will 97 00:04:54,760 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: leave to coach Kirk Cousins. Jim Harball will not going 98 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: to the NFL. Jim Harball was rumored to be in 99 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: the mix in Minnesota after Vegas. I thought that really 100 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: did think Vegas was a slam dunk. Guys, that was 101 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: wrong about that. I thought I thought it made all 102 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: the sense in the world. They land MD McDaniels hardball. 103 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: It was clear was just using Minnesota as as leveraged to, 104 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: you know, really shove it to those guys in Michigan 105 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: who made him take the pay cut and then did 106 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: not give him even more money after going to the playoffs. 107 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: So his little dance with the Vikings is over. And 108 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are gonna say, oh, look, 109 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: another white guy getting a head coaching job. I think 110 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: that's kind of the wrong way to look at it. Um, 111 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: this is the This is the route I prefer. If 112 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: you look at the coaching hires so far, all offensive 113 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: minded guys and one defensive minded guy ebra flews in Chicago. 114 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: Look at the final eight teams that were left this 115 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: year in the playoffs. What will you find out? All 116 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: of the head coaches come from an offensive background except 117 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: for two. Right, you had Vrabel in Tennessee, defensive guy, 118 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: and the other defensive coach was McDermott in Buffalo. Well, 119 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: interestingly enough, Buffalo loses its offensive coordinator Brian Dable. He's 120 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: going to coach the Giants. Look at the final eight 121 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: teams in same deal. Six of the head coaches offensive guys, 122 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: including Stefanski in Cleveland. UM, and I'm sure if you 123 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: keep going back, what you're gonna see is right now, 124 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: the trend is find an offensive guy making your head coach. 125 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: And we've talked about this on the podcast. If you 126 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: hire a defensive guy, he needs an offensive coordinator for 127 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: his quarterback. And if the quarterback turns out any good, well, 128 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: obviously it's because the offensive coordinator is very sharp and 129 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna lose him. Witness Brian Dable. He's gone now. 130 00:06:55,320 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: McVeigh is an offensive guy. So losing McDonald you know, 131 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: uh sorry, losing Kevin O'Connell is obviously a loss. But 132 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I hate to sound bad, but like, listen 133 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: to mcveigh's on his second Super Bowl trip in his 134 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: five years as a head coach. He's lost four assistance 135 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: Do you think the wheels are gonna fall off? I mean, 136 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: he lost uh Staley, his defensive coordinator last year. Did 137 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: it really matter? Their defense was pretty darn good. I mean, 138 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: this is m McVeigh really has things cooking right now. 139 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: They lose Zach Taylor to the Bengals. Zach Taylor gets 140 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, they lose la fleur to the Packers. 141 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: La fleur is you know what thirty nine and ten 142 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: and three years and two a F two NFC championship trips. 143 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: So like the joke used to be, if you had 144 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: a cup of coffee with McVeigh, you were getting a 145 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: head coaching interview, I mean I would extend it now. 146 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: If McVeigh follows you on Instagram, there's a darn good 147 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: chance you're gonna get a head coaching interview anywhere you want. 148 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean, McVeigh right now is the hottest coach in 149 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: the league. Two super Bowl trips in five years, and 150 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: and the best part of it is, and we will 151 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: get to the race aspect of this is that McVeigh 152 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: was never like one of these can't miss prospects. He 153 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: was obviously a legendary high school player in um Georgia. 154 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: Remember he was the offensive player of the Year over 155 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: Calvin Johnson because he was you know, McVeigh was this 156 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: dual threat quarterback, small, undersized guy who could run it 157 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: and throw perfect high school quarterback and want a state championship. 158 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: And then you know pretty evident that he was not 159 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: going to be like a college star d one guy 160 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: or an NFL coach, so he a NFL player, so 161 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: he went the couch coaching route. And I mean what 162 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: he's done already is pretty incredible. I mean, give the 163 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: man his props. He's thirty six years old, He's going 164 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: to a second Super Bowl. I mean, you guys do 165 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: know how long it took Andy Reid to get to 166 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl? Right? Like, these things don't happen often. Now. 167 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: I know he hasn't won one, and people will crap 168 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: on him for that. That's fine, But Fox Sports Radio 169 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 170 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com 171 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app search f s 172 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: R to listen live. I think when you drill down 173 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: a little further and you look at all these offensive guys, 174 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: what do they have in common? And this is the 175 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: race thing? They're all like white guys. Now, why is that? 176 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: That's the great question. Well, if you look at some 177 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: of the defensive guys who have not gotten head coaches, 178 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: they happen to all be black. Rahey Morris with the Rams, 179 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: Todd Bowls, Brian Flores who's suing the league, uh Graham 180 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: from the Giants. Like I think the better question is 181 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: not why do we only have one black head coach, 182 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin, but why are black coaches going the defensive 183 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: route as opposed to the offensive round. Now, yes, there 184 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: are a handful of offensive minded black just Byron Leftwich, 185 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: the o C who's probably going to be the guy 186 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: in UM in Jacksonville. And then of course Eric b Enemy, 187 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: which is the interesting one because it's like people keep 188 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: waiting for Eric the Enemy to get a job, and 189 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, the narrative is he he doesn't interview well 190 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: or what does he really even call plays? Well, I 191 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: don't know. Nick Siriani didn't call plays, and Nick sirianni 192 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 1: get a head coaching job, so it's it's I don't listen, 193 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: I don't know the enemy. Personally, I think we we 194 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: went over this in depth last coaching cycle. I kind 195 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: of thought, like, listen, man, the New York Giants were 196 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: hot for him two years ago. We'll look at the 197 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: guy they hired. He's already going and you really got 198 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: to take the best job you can. That's what a 199 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: lot of people say, take the best job. You can't 200 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: just get head coaching on your resume. And I'm like, 201 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: I don't know man, and I've talked about this as 202 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: it extends to sports media and TV, like a lot 203 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: of people say, hey, man, you gotta get your own show, 204 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: and I'm like, okay, will a lot of these shows 205 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: don't work out. What happens? If you go on the 206 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: show and doesn't work out? Are you done? If you're 207 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: the headliner, you're on billboards and it doesn't work out, 208 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: what happens then are you toast? You get another crack 209 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: at the another bite at the apple, or do they say, oh, 210 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: it didn't work with him, forget about it, Because that's 211 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: what it feels like with a lot of these coaches. 212 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: You get your shot, it doesn't pan out. Everybody deserves 213 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: the second chance, no doubt about it, no doubt. I 214 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: just I wonder, if you know b enemy, do you 215 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: would you really want the Houston job. I think Flores 216 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: announced the lawsuit and filed it because he didn't want 217 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: the Huston job. He knows that's dead that's you know, deadwood. 218 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: You're not going anywhere there. It's unfortunate, But at this juncture, 219 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 1: if I'm a young African American coach, I'm definitely saying, 220 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: you know what I need to get up on the 221 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: offensive side of the football. I need to hone my 222 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: offensive chops. I need to go listen to work with 223 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: Lincoln Riley and some of these offensive gurus because that's 224 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: where the actions at. That's the path way. Head coach, 225 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: you figure out what's going to get you on the 226 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: path and then you drill down on it and go 227 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: that route. Because right now it seems like and again 228 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: these things are cyclical. Ten years from now it may 229 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: all change. But right now, offense is hot. That's what 230 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: it is. If you're an offensive coach, you're in great shape. 231 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: So we still don't know what's gonna happen in Miami. 232 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: Houston remains TBD, But at this juncture, it's very clear 233 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: that the offensive minded coaches are dominating, and if you 234 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: want a good look, you really should be an offensive guy. 235 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett in Denver now nobody thinks he's an offensive genius. 236 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: He was the O C for Black Bortles and Jacksonville 237 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: when they went to the a f C title game. 238 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: McDaniel's obviously a long time offensive guy. Dable, as we 239 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: have mentioned, the offensive guy the New Orleans Saints job. 240 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,679 Speaker 1: It feels like it's locked and loaded. For Dallas. Dennis Allen, 241 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: a defensive guy. He's been in there, he's been worked 242 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: pretty well for him. So I do think we will 243 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: get Dennis Allen in New Orleans and Byron Leftwich in 244 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: in Uh in Jacksonville. I still have no clue who 245 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: wants that Miami job right now, and Houston remains a 246 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: colossal dumpster fire. Um. I could take shots at Hugh Jackson. Um, 247 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: I just I'm like a little I feel bad for 248 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: the guy like Hugh Jackson chiming in. Hey. Uh, they 249 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: tried to tell me the tank and they were gonna 250 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: offer me money if I would lose games. Uh, Hugh, 251 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: everybody knows your coaching record. It's not like you want 252 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: any games. In Cleveland, you were three thirty six and one. 253 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: You lost games. Did you get paid for those losses? 254 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: I mean you were out with sixt Like I don't. 255 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I just I just feel like it's a 256 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: little silly to address the Hugh Jackson stuff. He just 257 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: continues to step in it and really say insane things. 258 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: He's now with the head coach at Grambling State. He's 259 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: in college. Listen to you. Jackson had a great run 260 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Um. He was offensive coordinated for the Raiders, 261 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: head coach of the Raiders with the Bengals. The Browns. 262 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: Uh that the Falcons guy was in the NFL for 263 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: what fifteen fifteen years? It's a great run. He's now 264 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: fifty six. He's coaching Grambling UM Grembling State. I hope 265 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: he has a successful run there. But like, let's just 266 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: chill with this whole like, oh, they paid me to 267 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: lose game, Like no, let's just stop that. I want 268 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: to quickly, just ever so briefly talk about a story 269 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: in the NBA, because we haven't done a lot of NBA. 270 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 271 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 272 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 273 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. It's a Ben 274 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: Simmons profile that was dropped by Ramona Shelburne earlier this 275 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: week and a quick backstory. You guys know, I'm team 276 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons. I'm a big fan. Once we moved out 277 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: here to l a UM, I joined the local gym, 278 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: which happens to be the old Clippers facility. And as 279 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: you guys know, I think I told the story when 280 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: I went to Pennsylvania. One of the things you did 281 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: was you I joined the local gym pick up basketball 282 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: working out. Um, that's kind of my jam. That's where 283 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: I like meet people and kind of beat friends with them. Um. 284 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: And in Pennsylvania, one of the guys I met played 285 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: professionally internationally, and um, it turned out that I got 286 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: to be buddies with his agent, and you know, he 287 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: was able to bring me in on some deals, i e. 288 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: Jumping in in an ownership steak in the New Zealand 289 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: Breakers and later um Nick COXA, the Liga MX team. Uh. 290 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: You just the relationships and friendships that I've made, We're 291 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: pretty great in Pennsylvania at that gym, and then in 292 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: l A when you move out here. He's the first thing. 293 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: Oh one of the pickup games. Oh they got referees 294 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: here this day and this day, And pretty quickly a 295 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: couple of guys noticed, Oh, yeah, you're a guy on TV, 296 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: so of course you They kind of talk to you, 297 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: and you know you're a friend him, and oh, you 298 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: gotta be my buddy. He trains this guy. This guy, 299 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: he trained this guy before the draft. Him and his 300 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: friends are tight with Ben Simmons, whoa what um. And 301 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: you become friendly with these guys, and you know they 302 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: would tell me all this Ben Simmons, the work ethic, 303 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: he's a great guy and blah blah blah, and I 304 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: I bought in hook Line and Tiger. I like Ben Simmons, 305 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: A big fan of his work. Um got the magic. Honestly, 306 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: he's a Magic Johnson type player. Not the offensive guy 307 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: Magic is, but the potential is there. Magic was not 308 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: a great shooter, by the way, at any rate. So 309 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: I would defend Ben Simmons at all costs, becole, I 310 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: can't shoot, so what he's like twenty three? Who cares? 311 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: I'll figure it out. And then the blow up happens 312 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: during these last playoffs. And I remember it because we 313 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: were on a trip in Hawaii and I'm watching the game. 314 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: I think it was Game seven against the Hawks, and 315 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: I remember what we're like the bar pool side and 316 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: I see Ben Simmons just not playing well, and then 317 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: the past and it's just like, oh boy, and you 318 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: knew it was kind of one of those that's it 319 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: for him in Philly. And again I was being a 320 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: guy who was friendly with some of the Ben Simmons 321 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: UM people in her circle. I knew he didn't want 322 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: to go to Philly in the first place. When he 323 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: was drafted, he tried. If you guys remember, he tried 324 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: like hell to get to l A. He wanted to 325 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: be out in l A. The three is every summer. 326 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: You know, he likes that scene with Kendall Jenner and 327 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: all these famous people, and he wanted to be in 328 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 1: l A. And I know people will pooh pooh and say, 329 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: now he capitulated and gave it. Yeah, when he exhausted 330 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: all efforts to avoid Philly and being drafted by Philly 331 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: at the end, he's like, all right, well, I guess 332 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: I'll have to go to Philly and start. And then 333 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: he goes there and they have some success and he 334 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: likes it and blah blah blah. But the reality is, 335 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: as soon as the season did boom, he was going 336 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: to l A. And I know all the people will 337 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: say a lot of people get out to l A. 338 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: All the players are out there. He really liked the 339 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: lifestyle out here. I would want it to be here badly. 340 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: And as soon as it went sideways. After that Game 341 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: seven against Atlanta, you know, the fans went after him 342 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: and kind of understandably so although they you know, the 343 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Meatballs get aggressive and Ben Simmons was done and 344 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: he was he's not going back, and then Doc Rivers 345 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: kind of takes a shot at him. Obviously him be 346 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: did got ugly. I don't know why anybody in Philly 347 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: thought he would go back. And with this story by 348 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: Ramona Sherbourne Chronicles is like, what's been happening behind the scenes, 349 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: And the answer basically is nothing Like Ben Simmons, I 350 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: didn't realize this. He's going to the facility for team 351 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: meetings and he's like sitting in them and he's like 352 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: not talking, and he's leaving and go to work out 353 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: at another gym and he's going to play pick up 354 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: games with Dion Waiters and random former ballplayers in the 355 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania area. And the story is just confusing, like what 356 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: the hell? And he got paid a bunch of money. 357 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: He got paid the first his salary, and then after 358 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: that he's not gotten paid I think something like nineteen million. 359 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: And at this point it's a principal thing. He's, you know, 360 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: there's no chance he's going back. Under no circumstances will 361 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: he ever played for the Sixers again. Right, And the 362 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: Sixers seemed to know that, but they're not because it's 363 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: Darryl Morey. Now, I think if it were pretty much 364 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: any other GM, Ben Simmons would have been traded. But 365 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: of course it's Darryl Moorey who took the job and 366 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: he got out of Houston. He's now in Philly, and 367 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: it's one of these situations where it's like, I'm not 368 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: doing the deal. I'm just not doing a bad trade. 369 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: And of course they go on a hot streak recently 370 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: and Morey's off the hook, and then they lose to 371 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: the Whiz last night, and you know who knows what 372 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: that will spiral too, and when Beat has to miss 373 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: his next set of games. But I just long term, 374 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: I don't know why they don't just trade Simmons, Like 375 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: how awkward is it when you've got your whole team 376 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: in film sessions and meetings and then at the end, 377 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: probably your second most overall talented player walks out the 378 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: door and leaves. And I know that people are saying, well, Jay, 379 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: how can you defend this guy? Like why can't he 380 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: just play? And you know that's the problem with the 381 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: Shelburne story. It doesn't present a good case, not at all, Like, no, 382 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 1: there's really no mean, he just basically is saying, I 383 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: don't want to be there anymore. And I know I 384 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: have four more years on my idea left, and I 385 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: don't care, And I mean, I understand why he doesn't 386 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: want to be there. You know, should he have signed 387 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: that huge deal to keep him there? Well, then that's 388 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: a fair question. If he knew he didn't want to 389 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: be there, Well, things were going okay, Doc Rivers comes 390 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: in things not going okay, you know, and you don't 391 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: want to play there, shouldn't you let him go? And yeah, 392 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: but he's got four years left? Okay, Well guess what 393 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: you might be doing it on principle. Heye, we're not 394 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: going to give him what he wants. We are not. 395 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: We're holding from Okay, fine, well, you're losing your second 396 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: best player. You're gonna sputter your wheels in the East. 397 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: I'm almost certain they're not going to get out of 398 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,959 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs. And then what so 399 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: you held firm on Ben Simmons, you didn't want to 400 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: pay him, and oh you got knocked out the first 401 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: round of the playoffs. You're telling me there was no 402 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: deals on the table. That could have improved your team 403 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: and made you a contender in the East. In the 404 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: East where the Bucks are kind of sort of sleepwalking 405 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: in an East where the Miami Heat have now I mean, 406 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: they're now the best team in the East. They will 407 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: be finishing with the best record. I mean, short of 408 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: massive injuries. The schedule is very easy. Chicago Bulls or 409 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: deteriorating due to injuries. Um, the Cavaliers schedules favorable, but 410 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: let's be realistic. Houston is way too young and the injuries, 411 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: especially a guard, are really gonna hurt this team. The Nets, 412 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: they can't win anything. I mean they lost five straight. Uh, 413 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving not playing home games, you know, James Harden. 414 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: I mean, and look at the rest of these, the Hornets, Raptors, Hawks, 415 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: Like you could argue, man, well, why doesn't Philly just 416 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: do a deal to get a little bit better and 417 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: they'll have a shot to win the East, because you 418 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: know that without Simmons, they're not winning anything. Maybe a 419 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: first round series, I would say no. But I guess 420 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,959 Speaker 1: my only thing is if you're a sixer, you're just 421 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: looking at this and if you read destroy you're like, 422 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: this is kind of dumb. Ben like you need more 423 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: and I will say his one argument, or it's not 424 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: really his. It's a source close to Simmons saying that 425 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: hey man, Joel Embiid was critical of me after the 426 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: Hawks series. But according to sources close to Simmons, he's 427 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: upset that Embiads seem to blame him for last season's 428 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: playoff loss, when Simmons did not blame em Bead for 429 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: and Beads poor showing in the playoffs against the Raptors 430 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. Now, I don't know if you guys 431 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: remember that, first of all, and Bead was not great 432 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: in that series, but blame he wasn't even the best 433 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: player on the team. That was Jimmy Butler and beat 434 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: average only like seventeen, shot poorly. But they lost that 435 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: series because Kawhi Leonard had a freak three pointer. That's it. 436 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, they melted down down the stretching Game seven. 437 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: They could have won that game. They just offensively, you know, 438 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: uh Butler, it just didn't work. Um And some people 439 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: will say, you know, Butler and embi did not get along, 440 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: and and Bead thought it was his team and that 441 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: was their best team. It's very clear the one with Butler, 442 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: em Bead Tobias Harris is like your four right and 443 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: um and uh Ben Simmons as your two or three. 444 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: That that was an awesome team. Uh jj Reddick was 445 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: on that team, Like they were stacked and they should 446 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: have won that series. Um. I look, I looked deep 447 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 1: into the playoff boxes. I know people are gonna try 448 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: out the plus minus and Bead was great on the 449 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: plus minus. Okay, fine, Uh he did shoot thirty seven 450 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: percent from the field. Um. Lad the team with twenty 451 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: eight turnovers, which is double with Jimmy Butler had. Um. Yeah, 452 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: I mean Ben Simmons average eleven seven and four but 453 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: shot six from the field. Jimmy Butler was their best player, 454 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. Um. It's a tough tough argument 455 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: to try to blame Joel Embiid for that series. Like 456 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he was the best player or even 457 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: the second best, but to blame him, I like, if 458 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: that's what you're standing on, Like, hey, you guys, blame me, 459 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: Well what about the blame Like I don't like that 460 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: finger pointing crap. Man. Come on, Ben Simmons, you're you're 461 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons, You're probably one of the most talented basketball 462 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: players on planet Earth. And that is not an exaggeration. Guys. 463 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: This is a three time All All Star who was 464 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: I believe in All NBA Player, Defensive the Year, Defensive 465 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: Player of the Year candidate in his prime, like Ben 466 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: Simmons is tremendous. Well, let's see how old he is 467 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 1: right now, five years old in July, basically just wasting 468 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: a year. Should he develop a jump shot? Obviously, like 469 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: what's next for him? I don't know, man, It's it's bleak. 470 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: I saw in the story he got engaged to some 471 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: famous person in in uh London. But it's just it's 472 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: tough for me reading that. You gotta again, I've been 473 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 1: a Ben Simmons defender. It's tough for me to read 474 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: that and continue to defend him. So I'm just gonna 475 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: sidestep the Ben Simmons topic until there's some sort of resolution. 476 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: But a little bit of NB a good chunk of NFL, 477 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: and tomorrow we have a special guest unless he canceled 478 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: at the last minute, pretty big name. If you are 479 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: closer to my age than like a twenty two year old, 480 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: you will really like this guy. One of the you 481 00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: know announcers that probably has a case from like nineteen 482 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: eighty onward to be on the amount rushmore for the 483 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: great announcers in sports. And that's all I'll say. We'll 484 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: talk to you tomorrow.